The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1887-07-23


J. CRMELNIKER was arrested IN New
York, on the 18th, on the Bohemia, on
which he was passenger. 1t is charged
that he embezzled 10000 rubles from his
employer, a Greek merchant at Odessa,
Russia. He turned over 5000 roubles to
the authorities, and as there is no extra
dition treaty with Russia he was released
and given 100 roubles to maintain himself
until he can get work.
On the 18th destructive fire occurred
at Port Huron, Mich.
OK the night of the 18th burglars en-
tered the store Of L. H. Stanton, at Ana
conda, Mont, opened the safe by the use
of com bination, distracted $4,000 and
escaped.
On the 18th Judge Donohue of the New
York Supreme Court anted wrts Of
habeas corpus, directing the superin'
tendent Of Ward Island Asylum for the
Insane to produce before him n the 14th
nine inmates of the asylum, 1t is alleged
that although detained as lunatics, they
are not insane.
On the 18th Henry Van Oldermeel, rep
resenting Joseph Van Heypt, Of Antwerp,
Belgium, obtained an attachment against
Jules Van Doren, a passenger on the
steamer Westernland, which arrived in
New York on that date 1t is alleged that
he ran away from Belgium with Van
Heypts wife and 1000 forms.
JUDGE BARRETT, in the New York Court
of Oyer and Terminer, on the 14th, SEN
fenced Jake Sharpe to four years impris-
onment and to pay 5000 fine.
Tue investigation at Denver, Col, into
the death of John A. Weller has resulted
in the arrest of his widow on charge Of
poisoning him.
THE jury in the case of Wilson, on trial
at Albion, N, Y, for killing his wife by
smothering her with towel, brought in
verdict of murder in the first degree.
JOSEPH NJ. WHITE, cashier of the Phlla-
delphia Times newspaper Office, was
asked toNreslgn some time ago. A partial
examination of his books has revealed a
shortage of $4,000. He lived extrava-
gantly, though receiving only a small
salary.
The details Of the explosion of a gun
powder magazine at Massowah on the
18th instant, shows that ten Italian sol
diers were killed and seventy injured, and
that camp property worth 100000 was de-
stroyed.
r. II. BURTON, travelling salesman who
has been in the employ of the Indianap-
oils Glue Company, was found dead in a
bed in his room at the Pauley House
Cleveland, o., on the morning of the l4th.
Coroner West said deceased had evidently
died in fit
The Pinkerton detectives at Everson,
Pa, on the 14th, fired on and killed a boy
named Rimmel. Rimmel, it seems, was
an idiot, and when called on by the de-
tectives to halt, not understanding them,
went ahead across the picket line with
the above result
A TERRIBLE railroad accident occurred
at Port Stanley, Ont, on the 18th, Ivy which
a score of people were burned to death
and forty others injured.
Miss WATKINS, one of the girls so cruel.
ly assaulted at Gainesville, Tex, has died
of her injuries.
RELIGIOUS fanatics of the Greek Church
in Russia recently attempted to murder
the Grand Duchess Elizabeth, who is 6
Lutheran.
A HALF MILLION dollar fire visited Mont
real on the 18th. One man was killed ant
a number Injured trying to escape from
| a burning building.
FIRE broke out on the 18th in the New
England Ship Building Company's yarC
at Bath, Me-, and threatened the destruc
ton of the entire property. The mayor
telegraphed for aid to Portland, Lewiston
and Brunswick. The loss willreach over
100000.
CHARLES CROSSE, owner of a large
furniture factory and of several buildings
in other parts of Cincinnati, committed
! suicide on the 18th by hanging himself
with the elevator rope in the third story
of his furniture establishment He was
| found dead by his son, who was first t
enter the place after his father. While
he was The owner of So 900 of property
he had recently been talking about be.
coming poverty-stricllen.
BERNARD I. MIcuENFELDER, son of
wealthy brewer, died on the 18th at De
troit Mich, of hydrophobia. He was
bitten by pet dog five weeks previous
ly. On the 12th the first symptoms of ny
| drophobia appeared, and after suffering
terribly, he died after one of his convul
sions.
NORTHERN PACIFIC JUNCTION, town c
11,20O population, twenty-seven miles
from Duluth, Mimi, was destroyed by fire
which started in the Paine Lum Der Com
pany's mill on the night of the 18th. En-
| gines were sent from Duluth. Meagel
details received so far
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